Pat Hawkins is Reunited with Cousin Diane Holmes

Bildunterschrift:WASHINGTON, DC - DEC 28: (L) Diane Holmes reacts to a funny family photo (on her smart phone) that she's showing Pat Hawkins. Hawkins had just minutes before been reunited with Holmes after 16 years and they had some catching up to do. Diane Holmes (Hawkins' cousin) had just flew in from California. Hawkins has memory loss issues and had not seen her cousin in 16 years. The reunion took place at Medstar Washington Hospital Center where Hawkins has been recuperating since mid-October. At one point family members had assumed that Hawkins had died before an employee at the hospital helped track down them down. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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WASHINGTON, DC - DEC 28: (L) Diane Holmes reacts to a funny family photo (on her smart phone) that she's showing Pat Hawkins. Hawkins had just minutes before been reunited with Holmes after 16 years and they had some catching up to do. Diane Holmes (Hawkins' cousin) had just flew in from California. Hawkins has memory loss issues and had not seen her cousin in 16 years. The reunion took place at Medstar Washington Hospital Center where Hawkins has been recuperating since mid-October. At one point family members had assumed that Hawkins had died before an employee at the hospital helped track down them down. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Diane Holmes reacts to a funny family photo that she's showing Pat... NachrichtenfotoFamilie,Fotografie,Horizontal,Humor,USA,Vermischtes,Washington DCPhotographer The Washington PostCollection: The Washington Post 2012 The Washington PostWASHINGTON, DC - DEC 28: (L) Diane Holmes reacts to a funny family photo (on her smart phone) that she's showing Pat Hawkins. Hawkins had just minutes before been reunited with Holmes after 16 years and they had some catching up to do. Diane Holmes (Hawkins' cousin) had just flew in from California. Hawkins has memory loss issues and had not seen her cousin in 16 years. The reunion took place at Medstar Washington Hospital Center where Hawkins has been recuperating since mid-October. At one point family members had assumed that Hawkins had died before an employee at the hospital helped track down them down. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images